Hostile Streets
I see that Brentford gets some mention in the new GLA report :https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hostile_streets_-_final_report_for_print.pdf"The most striking example of a hostile street we saw was near Brentford, where primary schools are straddled by the A4 and M4 flyover. We walked the route with parents and children, who showed us how difficult it was for them to get to school. They were worried about fast-moving traffic, high levels of pollution, and getting stuck in the middle of the busy road waiting for ages for a green light to cross.""2.25 In just three locations – Gallows Corner in Havering, Croydon Fiveways and a stretch of the A4 near Brentford – we came across:• A signed cycle route which was not completed and ran out midway down a 50mph road• A pedestrian crossing with a dropped kerb for wheelchairs and buggies, and tactile paving for people with visual impairments, on only one side of the road• A cycle lane which directs bikes onto oncoming traffic• Pavements and traffic islands which are too narrow or have street clutter that makes it difficult for wheelchairs and buggies• Busy, signalised junctions with no pedestrian phase in the lights• Traffic islands where pedestrians wait to cross surrounded by high volumes of fast-moving traffic• A pavement and crossing which were closed following a collision, when the issue "and page 20 has the Brentford photo titled "A cycle lane on the A4 directs bikes into three lanes of oncoming traffic"
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